mcclintock also got the assistance of the secretary of state. the number three in the state department it was sent out by eisenhower with instructions to tell mcclintock to get on the program the program was to support shimon. he got on the ground and said i'm not stupid i will support the ambassadors effort to diffuse the conflict and together the secretary of state robert murphy and robert mcclintock began engaging with the various lebanese powers and this is a not particularly good picture of them. and what they agreed is that shimon would be removed from office and general shahada would be the next president.si this is what he wanted from the beginning so in effect the american intervention in lebanon in 1958 became the instrument to accomplish at egypt had wanted all along which was getting rid of shimon they ended up that this was the smart way out of the crisis one g.i. was killed as i said in the intervention by sniper fire. but by october 25, 1958 the last american troops in the intervention had gone homehe the civil war was over. it's